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	'''Jeremiah Massey''' (born ] ] in ], ]), is a naturalized ] professional ] player, originally from the ].<ref></ref> He currently plays for ], a Spanish professional basketball team. Real competes in the ] and the ]. At 6 ft 7 ½ in (2.02 m), weighing 235 lbs. (107 kg), he plays the ] position.		'''Jeremiah Massey''' (born ] ] in ], ]), is a naturalized FYROMian professional ] player, originally from the ].<ref></ref> He currently plays for ], a Spanish professional basketball team. Real competes in the ] and the ]. At 6 ft 7 ½ in (2.02 m), weighing 235 lbs. (107 kg), he plays the ] position.

	==College career==		==College career==
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	Massey signed a two-year contract extension through the year 2009 with his club Aris in the summer of 2007, <ref> </ref> but Aris sold his rights to ] in 2008. Massey is undersized by NBA standards for the power forward position at 6 ft 7 ½ in (2.02 m), but with the recent success of players like ] of the ] and ] of the ], ] teams like the ] have reportedly shown interest in signing Massey.{{Fact\|date=April 2008}}		Massey signed a two-year contract extension through the year 2009 with his club Aris in the summer of 2007, <ref> </ref> but Aris sold his rights to ] in 2008. Massey is undersized by NBA standards for the power forward position at 6 ft 7 ½ in (2.02 m), but with the recent success of players like ] of the ] and ] of the ], ] teams like the ] have reportedly shown interest in signing Massey.{{Fact\|date=April 2008}}

	== ~~Macedonian~~ national team ==		== FYROM national team ==
	Massey plays internationally for the ], after acquiring ~~Macedonian~~ citizenship in 2008.		Massey plays internationally for the FYROM national basketball team, after acquiring FYROMian citizenship in 2008.
	<ref> </ref> He has played for ~~Macedonia~~ in the ] in September 2008, helping the team to reach the ] for the first time since 1999.		<ref> </ref> He has played for FYROM in the ] in September 2008, helping the team to reach the ] for the first time since 1999.

	Massey's ] Cyrillic name transcription is '''Џеремаја Мејси''', and his Latin name transcription is '''Džeremaja Mejsi'''.		Massey's FYROM Language Cyrillic name transcription is '''Џеремаја Мејси''', and his Latin name transcription is '''Džeremaja Mejsi'''.

	==Awards and accomplishments==		==Awards and accomplishments==
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Jeremiah Massey (born July 22 1982 in Detroit, Michigan), is a naturalized FYROMian professional basketball player, originally from the United States. He currently plays for Real Madrid, a Spanish professional basketball team. Real competes in the Spanish League and the Euroleague. At 6 ft 7 ½ in (2.02 m), weighing 235 lbs. (107 kg), he plays the power forward position.

College career

He played his college basketball at Kansas State University, playing for the Kansas State Wildcats. He earned the Big 12 newcomer of the year honor in 2004. He was named to the 3rd and 2nd All Big 12 teams in 2004 and 2005 respectively.

Professional career

He was selected 5th overall in the 2005 USBL draft. He started his professional basketball career in 2005 playing for Gymnastikos S. Larissas, a mid-level team in the Greek League. In the A1 Ethniki 2005-06 season he was the leading rebounder in the Greek League. This was the main reason why he was acquired by Aris, one of the top 3 teams in the Greek League, prior to the A1 Ethniki 2006-07 season. He was declared the most spectacular basketball player of the Euroleague 2006-07 season.

Massey signed a two-year contract extension through the year 2009 with his club Aris in the summer of 2007, but Aris sold his rights to Real Madrid in 2008. Massey is undersized by NBA standards for the power forward position at 6 ft 7 ½ in (2.02 m), but with the recent success of players like Paul Millsap of the Utah Jazz and Chuck Hayes of the Houston Rockets, NBA teams like the Boston Celtics have reportedly shown interest in signing Massey.

FYROM national team

Massey plays internationally for the FYROM national basketball team, after acquiring FYROMian citizenship in 2008. He has played for FYROM in the EuroBasket 2009 qualification in September 2008, helping the team to reach the final tournament for the first time since 1999.

Massey's FYROM Language Cyrillic name transcription is Џеремаја Мејси, and his Latin name transcription is Džeremaja Mejsi.

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